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  • Building Economically Resilient Rural Communities

    Creator:
    Sorte, Bruce Michael
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    Rural communities will continue to be disproportionately shocked by economic fluctuations. Market forces are likely to lead to the decline of many rural communities and they will need to be economically resilient to survive. This thesis draws on several social sciences and the natural sciences to develop ideas that communities...
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    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Bruce Michael Sorte for the degree

  • Opportunity costs : irrigation vs. hydropower

    Creator:
    Ross, Mark
    Abstract:
    In recent years we have seen increasing debate over the allocation of PNW water resources. In particular there are conflicts over using the river system for irrigation vs. electricity production. Denying the hydroelectric system water implies higher costs to electricity consumers as producers substitute more expensive nonhydro resources. This research...
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    Masters Thesis
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    program. My major professor, Dr. Bruce A. McCarl, was crucial in providing a funded project to enable

  • Characteristics of public land grazing permittees

    Creator:
    Gentner, Brad
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    The federal government is the largest single landowner in the 11 western states. The majority of federal lands is grazed by domestic livestock, a consumptive resource use. Communities have evolved dependent on traditional consumptive uses. Recently, non-traditional users today have contested public land management decisions and these users have become...
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    Masters Thesis
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    (Department of Forest Resources) and Bruce Weber (Agricultural and Resource Economics), for their advice and

  • Using GIS to analyze the relationships between open space and property values

    Creator:
    Pavich, Steve M.
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    The conservation of open space will become increasingly important as populations expand and undeveloped land is converted to urban uses. The benefits derived from open space conservation include protecting and improving water quality, providing wildlife habitat, maintaining scenic amenities and rural character, and supplying certain recreational opportunities. This study utilizes...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , Stephen Polasky, Richard Adams and Bruce Weber deserve thanks for their guidance in developing and

  • An economic analysis of the Oregon egg industry and the impacts of state mandated floor space requirements

    Creator:
    Hermes, Katherine J.
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    With Animal Welfare issues are becoming more prominent in the animal agriculture community, especially with the passing of California’s Proposition 2 during the November 2008 elections. This proposition, known as the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, mandates that laying hens, pigs and veal calves have the ability to stand...
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    Enterprise Budgets. I could not forget to thank Larry Lev. Without even knowing, he helped to spark my

  • The public forage pricing implications of public/private market interdependence

    Creator:
    Collins, Alan
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    Dissertation
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    members, Dr. Larry Lev and Dr. Mike Oriard, I express my appreciation for their editorial assistance

  • The economic feasibility of off-stream water and salt to reduce grazing pressure in riparian areas

    Creator:
    Stillings, Amy M.
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    Properly functioning riparian systems are vital to the health of watersheds and provide an important forage and habitat resource for livestock and wildlife. Riparian grazing management strategies that are economically feasible and achieve environmental goals are needed by resource managers and livestock producers. The objective of this thesis was to...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Agricultural cooperatives and their international business arrangements

    Creator:
    Henderson, Erin Michael
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    World food markets are becoming increasingly interconnected as firms seek to sell their products not only in domestic markets but in international ones as well. Moreover, processed and high-value consumer-oriented products represent an increasing share of total agricultural exports. This growing international market may have implications for the future competitiveness...
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    Masters Thesis

  • An evaluation of input purchasing behavior at farm supply cooperatives

    Creator:
    Hartley, Marcus L.
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    This study uses an econometric model to explain patronage of farm inputs at cooperatives in a highly diversified agricultural region. The model jointly addresses farmer purchases of six input categories: petroleum, pesticides, fertilizers, services, feed, and seed. Explanatory variables include farm size, farm experience, farm type, membership status farm location,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    of this paper and the entire co-op project. Dr. Bruce Mackey and Kevin Kamp, initiated the project

  • The effects of farm and operator characteristics, knowledge, and attitudes on farm-level improvements in irrigation efficiency in the central Willamette Valley

    Creator:
    Stoff, Mary Cora
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    A study was conducted using data collected from a sample of mint and vegetable farmers in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The study identifies the influence of demographic differences, economic factors and irrigator attitudes on irrigation efficiency. Only two of the 19 characteristics theorized to influence irrigation efficiency proved to...
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    (including me) to limit my horizons. To my husband, Bruce G. Stoff, the most wonderful man in the world